Wichita eagle., 1887-05-18
A WARNING TO SMOKERS.
reasons Why . Man Should Not Lean
His Lighted Cigar,

A placid and callow looking young man,
who wore a silk hat, fur trimmed coat, light
overgaiters and patent leather shoes. tripped
nimbly up to a well fed man seated in the
Lindell hotel lobby yesterday and raised q
mutilated "snipe" to his lips with: "A light,
If you please?" The well fed man continued
to work his half smoked cigar while he made
. careful search of seven of his pockets for q
match. The placid, half fed dude kept an
uneasy gaze at tho burning cigar. Two min
utes passed in that way, and the well fed man
was tired and he showed it.
II haven't match, but you can probably
get light at the cigar stand, said he, rising
blaze not ten steps away.
@Beg y'r pawdon," gasped the callow one,
while flush of indignation chased over his
facA
Tho well fed man resumed his seat and
pulled away serenely at his cigar.
THAT was right" observed the first to
speak, "and, though it is little innovation
Of the popular custom, it is a common sense
act l always carry matches for the benefit
of my friends, as well as for myself, that
may be able to smoke my own cigar, but If
chance to be caught without match never
have the courage to refuse to turn over my
cigar when asked for Eight 1 consider It
impertinence to ask man for light of his
cigar, but custom has established that imper-
Thence so firmly you are criticised If you at
tempt to inaugurate a new era for srnokers'
'It is an old, weatherbeaten and foolish
idea that courtesy makes it necessary to LEI
every stranger, without consideration OF his
occupation, handle your cigar offered
gentleman on the other side Of the well fed
man IF 1 am smoking a cigar and it is
half or three quarters burned. am not going
to let stranger handle it and then return 1t
to my mouth. A gentleman who thinks be
tore be acts would not expect me TO, and
when happen to be without a match and do
cot feel flush enough to buy another cigar,
/ politely inform the man that l am without
q match It Is only occasionally you run
upon a man who is 50 rude as TO ask you why
you don't give him your cigar
1T was only yesterday interrupted an at
tentive listener, that saw a physician stop
cutting the diseased flesh OF patient and
light q cigar. Three minutes later man
dropped around and asked the physician for
tight He gave it to him / would not have
touched his cigar, nor would / have a.
lowed him to touch enc was smoking. for
man Is naturally q careless animal There u
an immense number Of persons whose bushes
it is to handle poisonous substances, and In
addition TO these there are not few who &C
cidsntaIly touch . matter OF which small
particle viii faint cigar. The most minute
speck Of poison VIII cling TO the usoassened
part Of cigar, and. touched to chapped mp,
may destroy your comfort and the beauty Of
your face for weeks The drug clerk, com
pounding prescriptions IN which are deadly
poisoas, runs out 10 get oos Of the ingredienn
q. another corner, and while On tbs way con
siders it his unquestiooed privileges, under the
present custom, to ask you for Light The
chemist, The scientist, the physician and ne
chanics employed in certain kinds OF labor
are equally dangerous men to g-Ee or receive
a iizht from Ons workman may have brass
duss ON his fingers - be goes home from work
bu. he does no. CONSIDER that ! vii, and
hereafter my cigar VII b inviolasA 81
Louis Republican